Shoe-heel.



J. E! PRICE.

SHOE HEEL. APPLICATION FILED anni 1917.

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produce a heel qualities than one JESSIE E. PRICE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE-HEEL.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1918.

Application led Hay 21, 1917. Serial No. 170,026.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssm E. PRICE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California have invented a new and useful Shoe-Hee of which the following is a specification.

's invention relates to a cushion heel for boots, shoes and the like.

v It is the object of this invention to provide a cushion heel embodying a tread surface formed partly of a resilient material, such as rubber, and partly of a non-resilient material such as wood or leather, so as to having greater wearing formed with an entire rubber surface and at the same time equip the heel with a gripping or non-slipping surface. A

A further object is to provide the heel with a resilient portion which is reinforced with fabric, fiber or the like, to enhance its wearin qualities.

Anot er object is to provide resilient tread section of such shape that it will interlock with the contiguous edge of the non-resilient tread section so that fastening devices, such as screws or nails, need not be placed through -the resilient tread section.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention is illusthllalrd in the accomanying" drawin in w c :V p Figure 1 is agvs'iew of the heel in longitudinal section.

aFig. 2 is a lan view of same.

Figs. 3 antik are plan views showing the arran ment of the resilienttread section at di erent points on the heel. j.

More speciiicall 5 indicates the shank of the shoe to whic is attached Ia lift 6 in the ausual manner. This lift may be formed of wood or built. up of leather. In carrying out my invention I provide a sheet 7 of resilient material conforming to the lower face of the lift which sheet is reinforced by Any suita horizontal lager of fabric 8. b

of fa ric able number o layers or strips may be employed, three of such layers be-` ing here shown as incorporated in the sheet, and these layers may consist of any suitable material such as cloth, yucca, or other brous substance. v.

Covering the major portion of the sheet is a non-resilient tread section 9 which may be. formed of wood, leather or other suitable material and constitutes the forward tread face of the heel. The rear portion of the tread section 9 isformed with an incurved arcuate face forming a crescent shaped edge curved in a direction opposite that of the rear portion of the heel. The space thus formed between the rear edge of the heel and the non-resilient tread section is filled by a resilient tread section 10 the bottom face of which extends flush with the tread section 9 and the outer or side face of which conforms to the vertical edge of the lift. The edge of the resilient section 10 adjacent the non-resilient section 9 is formed on an outward arcuate curve to conform to the section 9. A portion of the tread section 9 thus extends bevond each 'side of the intermost portion of the section 10, forming an interlocking joint which tends to hold the section 10 against sidewise displacement. This section 10 is reinforced by frabric strips l1 which are here shown as arranged vertically therein, the fabric 11 hbeing designed to reinforce the rubber against wear as well as to retain it in shape. The fabric in wearing down with the rubber presents a rough surface on the tread face thereof which serves to give the resilient tread section a non-slipping character.

As a. means for fastening the tread members on the lift, the sheet 7 and the nonresilient tread section 9 are cemented fogether and is thus formed to constitute an article of manufacture adapted to be marketed and employed in re-heeling boots', shoes, slippers and the like. In attaching the tread to the lift, the sheet 7 is cemented to the latter and if desired nails or pegs may be driven through the non-resilient tread section and the sheet 7 into engagement with the lift By so doing, the sheet 7 will be rigidlyY clamped between tread section 9 and the lift. If it is desired to utilize the resiliency of the sheet 7 so as to form a cushion tread throughout the tread, the section 9 is formed -with perforations 12 terminating in counterbores 13 through which screws 14 are passed and screwed into the lift as shown in Fig. 1. The heads ofthe screws being countersunk permit a compreion movement of the non-resilient tread section which is thus cushioned on the sheet 7. The screws 14 may be disposedv atany convenient points throughout the tread section but it is desirable that a screw be disposed adjacent each termination of the arcuate rear end of the tread section so as toprovide fastenings adjacent the ends of a resilient tread section. n

In carrying out .the invention, the resilient tread section is formed with a tread surface much smaller in area than that ofthe non-resilient tread section, and is disposed in such position on the heel as to receive the impact on contact of the heel with a surface accordin to the habit of the wearer in setting t e foot on the ground. For example, in some cases the resilient tread section is disposed directly across the rear edge of the heel as shown in Fig. 2, and in other instances it may be positioned 'to the right `or left of the longitudinal center of the heel as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

By reinforcing the rubber sheet and tread portions with fabric or the like, the wearing quality and durability of this portion'is much enhanced, and furthermore a secure engagement 'between the tread and the lift is effected by reason of the fastenings pass-- ing through and'engaging the fabric. The

' tread section 9 is formed of a material not liable to slip and thus frees the .heel from the objection common to cushion heels having a tread surface entirely of rubber.

I claim:

1. In a cushion heel, the combination of a lift, a sheet of resilient material on the under side of the lift, a resilient tread member formed on the edge of said sheet, reinforcin ber .in said tread member, and a nonresilient tread member overlapping the p sheet and having an inwardly curved cutout portion on its edge partly encircling the edgeY of the resilient tread member.'

2. In a cushion heel, a lift havin anA outwardly curved outer edge, a sheet o resilient material covering the underside of said lift,-

a resilient tread member integral with said sheet and arranged at a point on the edge of the sheet with an outwardlyv curved outer edge formed in continuation of the lift, reinforcin fiber in said tread member and a non-resilient tread section extending over the sheet having a cnt-out portion on its edge conformin at its margin to the inner edge of the resi lent tread member.

3. In'a cushion heel, a lift havin an outwardly curved outer edge, a sheet o resilient material covering the underside of said lift, a resilient tread member integral with said vsheet and arranged lat a point on the edge of the sheet with an outwardly curved outer edge formed in continuation of the lift and having an outwardly curved inner .edge at its juncture with the sheetyreinforcing liber in said tread member, and a non-resilient tread section extending over the sheet having a cut-out portion on its ed e conforming at its margin to the inner e ge of the resilient tread member.

4. A cushion heel, comprising, a lift, a

sheet of resilient material on the under side of said lift, a resilient tread member on the edge of said sheet and havin its outer edge formed in continuation of ne edge of the lift, fabric reinforcement strips throughout said resilient sheet and tread member, and a non-resilient tread member covering said re-l silient sheet and having an outer edge conformin to the edge of the lift on the opposite si es of the resilient tread member.

JESSIE E. PRICE. 

